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• Posted in thread: Skeeter Pee on 03-13-2013 at 05:42 AM
  I have my first batch of Skeeter Pee finishing up now. I have added the sparkaloid and it is
  just about crystal clear. I used the yeast cake from a one gallon batch of strawberry wine. I
  was hoping fo...

• Posted in thread: Hefeweizen fermentation time on 02-03-2013 at 11:57 PM
  Thanks for the input. I'm hearing run my planned schedule, but drink them fast. I can do that.
  However, I was targeting 66-68 degrees because that is right in the middle of the 59-75 range.
  Seems like...

• Posted in thread: Hefeweizen fermentation time on 02-03-2013 at 07:21 PM
  It's seems very clear that the vast majority believe that 3 weeks in a primary, then bottle,
  then age 3 more weeks is a good practice (no secondary). However I also read that Hefeweizen's
  mature much ...

• Posted in thread: 2013's How many gal of homebrew in 2013 on 02-03-2013 at 12:39 AM
  4385.5 + 5 gallons of Hefeweizen = 4390.5

• Posted in thread: English Brown Ale on 01-25-2013 at 01:12 AM
  Thanks. That's what I was thinking. First batch jitters here.

• Posted in thread: English Brown Ale on 01-25-2013 at 01:06 AM
  I just bottled my first batch. It is an English Brown Ale. The color is perfect, but it tastes
  I little bit watery. Is this normal before carbonation? I didn't get an OG but the FG was
  1.014.

• Posted in thread: Banana wine on 01-19-2013 at 11:20 PM
  Update: I racked to the secondary and the gravity readings were 1.014 and falling from 1.029 24
  hrs earlier. Yeast lasted a whole lot longer than I expected.

• Posted in thread: Alcohol tolerance on 01-19-2013 at 12:20 AM
  I think I may be confused with the term alcohol tolerance. If I use Montrachet yeast and they
  say the alcohol tolerance is 13%. What does this mean? The yeast die? Become less efficient?

• Posted in thread: Banana wine on 01-14-2013 at 03:33 PM
  Here is the recipe I used3# bananas including peel from every other banana.1/2# golden
  raisins2# sugar1/2 tsp yeast energizer1/2 tsp pectin enzyme1 tbs acid blend1/4 tsp wine tannin1
  pk Montrachet yea...

• Posted in thread: Banana wine on 01-14-2013 at 03:28 PM
  Here is the recipe I used3# bananas including peel from every other banana. 1/2# golden
  raisins2# sugar1/2 tsp yeast energizer1/2 tsp pectin enzyme1 tbs acid blend1/4 tsp wine tannin1
  pk Montrachet ye...